The long-awaited passage of mandatory breach notification laws was welcome and an important step in giving confidence to people in the digital age, Macquarie Telecom Group said today.

“Macquarie Telecom Group has long supported mandatory notification of serious breaches as a foundation of better national cyber security,” said CEO, David Tudehope.

“Consumers need to know promptly when their data may have been lost in a serious breach so they can take their own remedial action.”

“The new regime also helps other businesses and organisations to become aware of possible vulnerabilities in their own networks,” David Tudehope said.

“Everyday there are reports of new incidences of unauthorised disclosures of private and personal information. The legislation, passed today is a big step forward in ensuring that consumers are kept in the loop about what happens to their information. Keeping Australian citizens information onshore was also a further step businesses should take to securing consumer data.”

About the author.

David Tudehope is Chief Executive and founder of successful Australian telecom and IT company, Macquarie Telecom Group. He has guided the company's development to become a fully integrated publicly listed carrier; supplying voice, mobile, data networks, managed hosting and cloud computing solutions to business and government users in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.